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Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter by Honor Wheeler – 1st March 2025

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NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN DIRECTLY. Please click here for solar observing safely.

 

A superb selection of astro images taken by member Honor Wheeler on the 1st March 2025 of the Sun, Moon and the planetary parade.

Details of how Honor took her images are written above each image.

 

Venus phase - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens, ISO400, f6.3, 1/16000sec. 

Even when Venus is a fine crescent, the albedo of Venus is still high.

 

Sunset Sunspots - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO100, f29, 1/16000sec.

 

Sunset - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO200, f10, 1/800sec

 

Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Moon and Mercury - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO500, 1/2sec taken using Samyang 8mm fish-eye lens.

 

Venus, Earthshine and Mercury - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO640, f5.0, 1/3sec.

 

Earthshine - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO640, f6.3, 1"1/3sec

The Rosette Nebula by Neil Webster

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A stunning image of the Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) in the constellation Monoceros by CMHASD member Neil Webster taken on the 2nd March 2025.

Neil acquired his image using a WO GT71 Apo, EQ6 R,  ZWO ASI 294MC Pro, Astro Essentials 50mm guide scope, ZWO ASI 290MM guide camera and an Optolong L Enhance filter.

Processed using APT, PHD, Nebulosity, Gradient Xterminator, Star Xterminator, and PS (Camera Raw)

52 x 240s Subs, 12 x Darks, 45 x Flats/ Bias.

Check out Neil's Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/137388222@N05/ to see more of his brilliant images.

Daytime Moon by Diane Clarke – 6th March 2025

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A lovely image of the Moon taken by CMHASD member Diane Clarke on the 6th March 2025 in the afternoon. Diane used her Seestar S50 smartscope to take the image. 

The image is made up of 30 sec AVI (RAW) and stacked in the S50.
 
Original TIFF file edited with affinity photo to differentiae the Moon from the background sky.
 
Webp from original TIFF.

The Moon by Neil Webster – 4th March 2025

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Another stunning image of the Moon taken by CMHASD member Neil Webster on Tuesday evening; 4th March 2025.

The Waxing Crescent Moon was 30.0% illuminated and 4.84 days old.

Neil acquired the image using an AA 115mm Apo, EQ6 R, ZWO ASI 290MM, and a Astronomik R/IR filter.  3 frames stitched in Microsoft ICE. Each 90s x 33fps (20% selected)

Processed using Firecapture, AutoStakkert, and PhotoShop.

Plane transit of Orion by George Buckberry – 27th Feb 2025

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CMHASD member George Buckberry caught this plane transit across the sky below Orion on Thursday 27th February from Dartford. George used a Canon EOS 760D and Samyang 14mm wide Angle lens at F4. The camera was set to ISO 3200 and Bulb with Intervalometer set at 10 Sec exposure.

Moon & Mercury – 1st March 2025

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CMHASD trustee John Howarth spotted Mercury with a crescent Moon on the 1st March 2025 and quickly took these 2 photos from Bexley.

The first photo shows the Moon top right and Mercury, very faint but clearly visible, halfway down the roof line, just above the cloud near the end of a twig. The second photo just shows a faint Mercury in about the same spot.

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